Researches and Practical Implementations of Assistive Technology in The Medical and Welfare Fields: Training and Assistive Devices

2015 ◽  
Vol 135 (5) ◽  
pp. 306-309
Author(s):  
Kenji HACHISUKA
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Assistive Devices

A Longitudinal Case Study on the Use of Assistive Technology to Support Cognitive Processes across Formal and Informal Educational Settings

2010 ◽  
pp. 192-198
Author(s):  
Vivian Johnson ◽  
Carol Price
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Female Student ◽  
High Technology ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Learning Challenges ◽  
Academic Information

This chapter describes a chronology of increasingly sophisticated technological supports and interventions used across complex formal and informal educational settings with a 10th grade female student who has documented learning challenges. A progression from low technology devices to computerized, high technology assistive devices are employed to provide access to materials and to academic information over a period of 10 years. Understanding both the inner and outer context of this learner’s environment provides the reader with a background to process the progression of the use, improvement, and availability of assistive technology in the life of this user.

Technical aids and assistive technology

2019 ◽  
pp. 319-338
Author(s):  
Manoj Sivan ◽  
Margaret Phillips ◽  
Ian Baguley ◽  
Melissa Nott
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Selection Processes ◽  
Technology Process ◽  
Technical Aids ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Life Roles ◽  
Support Decision Making

The purpose of this chapter is to explain key terminology and considerations in the provision of assistive technology. Assistive solutions are individualized, tailored combinations of assistive devices and services and have the potential to enable people to engage in their chosen life roles. Generic principles and selection processes are explored to support decision-making and provide a foundation for assistive technology practice. Developments in everyday technologies are also highlighted to illustrate their increased potential to be used by a wider range of people. Within this chapter, examples of digital assistive technology are provided to illustrate key features and considerations in the assistive technology process. Assistive technology principles, however, can be applied to both low- and high-tech assistive products.

Needs of Home-Based Older Visually Impaired Persons for Assistive Devices

1993 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 106-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.C. Mann ◽  
D. Hurren ◽  
J. Karuza ◽  
D.W. Bentley
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Visually Impaired Persons ◽  
New Devices

This study examined the use and need for assistive devices by 30 noninstitutionalized older visually impaired persons during intensive interviews in the subjects’ homes. It found a high rate of use of these devices, as well as the subjects’ expressed need for additional devices that they did not own. In addition, some of the subjects’ suggestions for the development of new devices indicated that the subjects did not have the latest information on assistive technology.

Intelligent Assistive Technologies

1994 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 208-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Barry ◽  
John Dockery ◽  
David Littman ◽  
Melanie Barry
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Sensor Information

Intelligent assistive technology (IAT) refers to the integration of existing assistive technology with artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and advanced environment interfaces. AI can be used to integrate a great deal of sensor information, to amplify primary intent as well as to conduct background tasks. Through the application of AI we believe that we can level the playing field for persons with disabilities and maximize existing and future capabilities of assistive devices. By beginning a dialogue now between the developers of AI and assistive technology, IAT can become a reality.

Tools for the Task? Perspectives on Assistive Technology in Educational Settings

1996 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie Todis
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
School Practices ◽  
One Year ◽  
Key Participants

This article describes the results of a two-year qualitative study of 13 students who use a variety of assistive devices in school. Field researchers observed students weekly over a one-year period and interviewed professionals, family members, and peers who were involved with these students in school and home settings. Key excerpts of the case studies prepared for each student are presented to highlight common themes and recurring issues that emerged across the diverse sample of students who participated in this research. The complexities associated with the introduction of assistive devices into the lives of children with disabilities and their families are revealed in the observational notes and comments of key participants. The results of this research may help educators and parents understand why technology sometimes fails to produce hoped-for outcomes. They also suggest improvements to school practices that may maximize the benefits of assistive technology for students with disabilities.

scholarly journals Provision of Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities in South African Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 3892
Author(s):  
Sibonokuhle Ndlovu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
South African ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Design For Learning

This paper used the Critical Disability Theory (CDT) to analyse the provision of assistive technology (AT) and assistive devices at an institution of higher education in South African. In this empirical study, data were collected through interviews with students with disabilities and Disability Rights Centre staff members. The paper sought to explore the effectiveness of the provision of AT and assistive devices, in terms of enabling students with disabilities’ learning. The provision was deemed inadequate, and a specific AT and assistive device was inaccessible to one category of disability, consequently limiting learning. The paper concludes that the provision of assistive devices at the institution enabled students with disabilities’ learning, however, there was a need for improvement by way of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL). The UDL will help all diverse students, including students with disabilities in all their categories of disability, to be assisted to learn through the provision of AT and assistive devices. It is hoped that the paper will contribute to contemporary debates on the provision of AT and assistive devices for people with disabilities in low-resource settings, from a South African context specifically, and in higher education broadly.

Advances in Computer Speech Synthesis and Implications for Assistive Technology

2010 ◽  
pp. 71-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Timothy Bunnell ◽  
Christopher A. Pennington
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Speech Synthesis ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Communication Aids ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
The Past ◽  
Synthetic Voices ◽  
Computer Speech

The authors review developments in Computer Speech Synthesis (CSS) over the past two decades, focusing on the relative advantages as well as disadvantages of the two dominant technologies: rule-based synthesis; and data-based synthesis. Based on this discussion, they conclude that data-based synthesis is presently the best technology for use in Speech Generating Devices (SGDs) used as communication aids. They examine the benefits associated with data-based synthesis such as personal voices, greater intelligibility and improved naturalness, discuss problems that are unique to data-based synthesis systems, and highlight areas where all types of CSS need to be improved for use in assistive devices. Much of this discussion will be from the perspective of the ModelTalker project, a data-based CSS system for voice banking that provides practical, affordable personal synthetic voices for people using SGDs to communicate. The authors conclude with consideration of some emerging technologies that may prove promising in future SGDs.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Devices Scale in a Large Sample of People With Neuromuscular, Neurological, or Hearing Disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emiliano Díez ◽  
Estíbaliz Jiménez-Arberas ◽  
Thais Pousada
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Psychosocial Impact ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Large Sample

Assistive technology (AT) is any device, software, or equipment designed for and used by individuals with disabilities to engage in everyday activities and achieve independence. However, the usefulness of those technology-based or supported treatments is a complex issue that has led to the development of various conceptual models for assistive technology outcomes research and practice as well as different assessment tools that help to explore the effect of technology on people's lives. One of those instruments is the Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Device Scale (PIADS), a 26-item questionnaire that measures the psychosocial impact of interventions, using assistive devices in three quality-of-life domains: competence, adaptability, and self-esteem. PIADS scale has been translated and adapted to several languages, and it has been successfully used to measure AT outcomes in different disability profiles to predict abandonment or even as a relevant determinant of future adoption of eHealth. Quinteiro (2010) adapted PIADS to Spanish for the first time, although no studies have yet been published to systematically study its psychometric properties. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate measurement properties of the Spanish version of PIADS scale by means of a dataset obtained from its application to a large sample (n = 417) of people with neuromuscular, neurological, or hearing disabilities that used different assistive devices. The results will provide valuable indicators about the measurement quality of the Spanish PIADS scale and will help to promote the use of reliable and valid AT outcome assessment tools for research and clinical purposes.

scholarly journals Smart Wheelchair as Assistive Technology Solution for Wheelchair Users from India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumit Desai
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Sensor Technology ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Fundamental Reason ◽  
Smart Wheelchair

The disabled populace of India has increased by 22.4% from 2001 to 2011. Over 2.13% of the whole populace of India is confronting with various levels of difficulties in everyday life. Assistive Technology (AT) can empower such populace to bring social equity. Assistive devices like smart wheelchair are the rehabilitation advances which are basic requirement of such disabled populace. Disabled populace can have better quality of life if they are assisted with smart wheelchair. Smart wheelchair not just helps the disabled populace to lead a normal life but defeats their inability. In India, statistics shows that disabled populous are more in rural areas. The fundamental reason behind this larger percentage in rural area is absence of best practices in assistive devices in rural area. The reasons are lack of information of smart wheelchair due to lack of education and poor financial conditions. Advances in smart wheelchair have opened a number of opportunities to help such disabled populace. This paper basically concentrates on the possibilities of the smart wheelchair with minimal cost with advanced sensor technology as effective rehabilitation technology for the Indian disabled population.

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